25th March, 2010, 5:38 pm Tories’ new ad brief a la Political Scrapbook Alex Smith Share this article: Courtesy of the always brilliant Political Scrapbook, “here be satire.” CCHQ ad brief Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News PM says ‘deliberate decision’ taken not to inform him of Mandelson’s failed vetting Keir Starmer has apologised for the appointment of Peter Mandelson, but insisted that a “deliberate decision” was made… Daniel Green 20th April, 2026, 5:23 pm Analysis What Labour members need to hear from our leader today The immediate audience for the Prime Minister’s statement today will be parliamentarians who will be listening intently to… Emma Burnell 20th April, 2026, 9:17 am Interview On Edinburgh’s coast, Labour senses an opening against the SNP On the outskirts of Scotland’s capital is the coastal retreat of Portobello, a coastal suburb just half an… Daniel Green 20th April, 2026, 6:00 am
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